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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L112-1-1

…onsumers during the last thirty days prior to the application of the price reduction. Except in the case of the second subparagraph, where a price reduction is applied, the trader must indicate the pr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Higher State Diploma in Youth, Popular Education and Sport

Article D212-52

…ral activities" speciality and for a subject, multi-discipline or field-specific speciality. In the case of a multi-disciplinary specialisation, it may be awarded for an option. After receiving the op…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: State diploma in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-36

…o-educational or cultural activities" and for a subject, multi-discipline or specific field. In the case of a multi-disciplinary specialisation, it may be awarded for an option.Each specialisation is…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking whose registered office is outside the European Union

Article L356-11

In the case referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 356-2, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall verify whether the insurance and reinsurance undertakings are subject by…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-11

…cinéma et de l'image animée for a screening room and its technical projection equipment or, in the case of touring activity, for the technical projection equipment alone, on the basis of a file which…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Adjustable prices

Article R2112-13

…s in economic conditions during the period of performance of the services. This is particularly the case for contracts for the purchase of agricultural and food raw materials. When the price is subjec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-108

The Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, must send or make available to shareholders the documents necessary to enable them to make informed judgements on the management and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-130

…6, shall decide under the quorum and majority conditions provided for in Article L. 225-98. In this case, it may decide that fractional rights are neither negotiable nor transferable and that the corr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-204

…inary General Meeting, which may delegate to the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, all powers to carry it out. Under no circumstances may it affect the equality of shareh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L227-10

…one of its directors, one of its shareholders holding more than 10% of the voting rights or, in the case of a corporate shareholder, the company controlling it within the meaning of article L. 233-3.T…

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